Big Bear Lake Village Business Association Hosts Spring Wine WalkWINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD An Afternoon of Shopping, Walking and WineTasting

The Village Business Association (VBA) of Big Bear Lake hosts its annual Fall WineWalk on Saturday, September 15, 2012 from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm in the downtown BigBear Lake Village shopping district. The merchant organized event will showcase finewines from around the world and the Village’s unique businesses, with a portion of theproceeds to be donated to Doves of Big Bear Valley and Mountain Strings of Big Bear.

A Wine Walk is a creative social event that combines shopping and wine tasting asattendees walk from merchant to merchant. The VBA Wine Walk is a growing social andeconomically stimulating event, which showcases the Village as a shopping destination tovisitors and locals alike.

“The Wine Walk has grown into a fabulous event that we designed to feature merchantshere in the Village, but to also benefit all businesses and organizations in the valley.”said Cheri Wilson, chair of the VBA Wine Walk and owner of Home Warehouse DesignCenter, a participating store in the event. “The fall wine walk, featuring wines fromaround the world, is a great opportunity to taste wines you might not have the chance totaste.” The VBA is anticipating a sell out event of 700 people to enjoy an afternoon ofgreat wines, wonderful hors d’oeuvres, music and the mountain air and lake views.

The Wine Walk has become a popular event for the VBA and the merchants. With everyevent, the list of participating merchants has grown and the event has drawn attendeesfrom as far away as Las Vegas, Nevada. Surpassing all seasonal and other events, theWine Walk has become the most successful event produced and hosted by the VBA interms of funds raised and donations.Tickets for the VBA Wine Walk cost $30 if bought in advance and $35 the day of,if any are available. Tickets can be purchased on line @ bigbearlakevillage.com and inthe Village at Home Warehouse Design Center, Hunter Hall’s, La Dolce Vita, The ShirtShanty, The Copper Q, and The UPS Store. The Wine Walk will begin at 3:30 and endat 7:00 p.m., shortly followed by a raffle prize drawing for event attendees. Guest check-in will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Christmas tree lot on the corner of Pine Knot Avenue andVillage Drive.

In one of the more unique fundraisers I’ve seen in a while, the Big Bear Lake Village Business Association will be hosting its second Wine Walk on from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday (July 24) in the downtown Big Bear Lake Village shopping district.

The event combines shopping and wine tasting as you stumble wander from store to store. Two great things that, um, go great together?